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Relating to experimental treatments for terminally ill persons, and including effective date provisions
Topics:Health care
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 31, 2022
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 1, 2022
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 2, 202262–36
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who use machines to help them breathe can now qualify for experimental medical treatments. The law also expands what counts as an experimental drug or device to include using medicine for a purpose other than what it was originally approved for. Finally, the rules change which doctors are required to help manage these treatments.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to experimental treatments for terminally ill persons. The bill expands the definition of “eligible patient” to include a person who is receiving mechanical ventilation to prolong life. The bill also expands the definition of an “investigational drug, biological product, or device” to include the off-label use of a drug as defined in the bill. The bill replaces the current required involvement of the patient’s physician or the patient’s treating physician to instead require involvement from a physician or a treating physician to fulfill certain duties. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
Changed since by amendments H-8105, H-8053; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 31, 2022. On February 2, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage.
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Lobbying
3 for · 3 against · 22 undecided · Who →